All solicitations found here.
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #8-5
The Countdown ticks down as storylines converge and collide — a Great Disaster is clearly proving to be unavoidable!
I still like this title enough to keep getting it, but even if I didn't, I suspect the momentum (and hope, which springs eternal) would keep it on the list. My favorite storyline has been Trickster/Piper for most of the run, although I also enjoy the Challengers (more because I like the characters--I've even been researching Jason Todd on Wikipedia!--than because of the story itself), and Mary Marvel's story has been all right although at times it seems to be spinning its wheels.
BIRDS OF PREY #116
Lady Blackhawk has been compromised as an operative — which could leave Huntress stranded at sea! Plus, Oracle must deploy several magic-based operatives to Platinum Flats to subvert a new threat to the world’s computerized infrastructure!
Sounds like an issue with some Zinda in it, which is a plus as far as I'm concerned. Otherwise, I have been enjoying this book even after the creative change, possibly because it has remained fairly similar in tone.
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #22
Part 2 of CURSE of THE LOST LANTERNS written by HEROES scribe Chuck Kim continues to reveal the missing time between Parallax’s destruction of the Corps and its survivors struggle against the Manhunters and the coming threat of the Sinestro Corps as Boodikka ponders her future as one of the newly anointed Alpha Lanterns. Can her old allies trust her anymore, what secrets does she hold and why does it mean to Hal Jordan?
Sounds all right. That it's authored by someone who writes a television show I've never seen does nothing for me, but it could be good anyway.
WONDER WOMAN #18
Comics superstar Bernard Chang joins Gail Simone for a 2-part story that will take Wonder Woman to the furthest reaches of the galaxy, but not before the vicious alien race the Khund begin an assault on Earth! But before the invasion can begin, the relationship of Wonder Woman and Nemesis takes a defining turn.
Again, sounds all right. Also, wondering about that "defining turn"... I think that a lot of folks are uncomfortable with Diana having any sort of relationship because, on the whole, her relationships in the past have been so bad. (That and the "no one is good enough for her" thing.) To be perfectly honest I'm not all that clear on her history as it stands these days so I don't know what has and has not been done in that respect. I do have to say that it isn't an aspect of her life that I've missed at all, but that isn't to say that it couldn't be done well. Just that it hasn't been.
Going to wait for the trade:
Salvation Run. I had no interest whatsoever in this one, but it looks pretty good from what I've seen online so I'll probably pick it up.
Raven. Another mini, the thirteen-year-old will want this one. (I'll be getting her the Wonder Girl trade as well, I think.)
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